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M.D. Geist (d)

In the distant future, mankind has colonized other planets in the universe. While many planets lived in peace, the planet Jerra has been ravaged by decades of war. Geist is an M.D.S. (Most Dangerous Soldier), an enhanced human with unsurpassed combat capabilities and an insatiable lust for battle. Because of his uncontrollable nature, Geist is cryogenically frozen and locked in a satellite. Several years later, the satellite crashes and Geist wakes up from his sleep to engage in another war. This time, to help the army stop the planet's central computer from activating a doomsday device that will lead to total annihilation of all life on Jerra.

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Maburaho (s)

Shikimori Kazuki, our hero, is a seventeen year old high school student. He attends the top-notch wizardry training school, Aoi Academy, but his grades are near the bottom of the barrel. In addition he can only use magic seven times throughout his whole life!! He will turn into dust once he uses all of his magic is gone, so he can’t even use his magic. One day, he meets a beautiful girl who identifies herself as Miyama Yuuna. “We’re husband and wife from this day on!” Moreover, two more girls, Kazetsubaki Kuriko and Kamishiro Rin appear in front of shocked and speechless Kazuki. They all have their eyes on only one thing: The genes of Kazuki, the genes with the greatest magic potential in the world. With three beautiful girls with their own agenda, what lies ahead of Shikimori Kazuki, a wizard with little magic ability?

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Macross II (d)

Hibiki Kanzaki, an investigative reporter for Scramble News Network (SNN), is caught in the battle when he inadvertently allies himself with Ishtar, an enigmatic and beautiful Zentradi princess who has been isolated from human culture. Enlisting the help of a spirited Valkyrie pilot Silvie Gena, Hibiki rushes to save Ishtar from imminent reprogramming by hostile Zentradi. Silvie and Hibiki must subsequently race back to Earth, broadcast the truth about the Zentradi invasion, and convince the powerful military complex U.N. Spacey to reactivate the ancient Macross fortress and defend Earth one more time.

Macross Plus (d)

Isamu Dyson is assigned as a test pilot for Project Super Nova. Competition heats up when he discovers his former childhood friend turned bitter rival, Guld, is a test pilot for a competing fighter project.

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Madoka Magica (s)

She has a loving family and best friends, laughs and cries from time to time. Madoka Kaname, an eighth grader of Mitakihara middle school, is one of those who lives such a life. One day, she had a very magical encounter. She doesn't know if it happened by chance or by fate. This is a fateful encounter that can change her destiny. This is a beginning of the new story of the magical witch girls.

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Magi (s)

The story follows the travels of a boy named Aladdin around a strange land in which mysterious ruins called Dungeons are said to house priceless treasures. Together with Alibaba, a friend he met during his travels, Aladdin strives to conquer all of the Dungeons and obtain their treasures. Through all the meetings and partings he experiences along the way, Aladdin will also learn of his own fate...

Magical Play (d)

In the world of Sweetland, Padudu has fallen from Sea Heaven on a quest to become a Magical Girl and go to the Earth of her dreams. She will have to participate in magical battles and collect Hanamaru stamps. On her journey, she will meet many friends and fight countless rivals. Tag along and see if Padudu can accomplish her life-long goal of becoming a Magical Girl!

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Magician's Academy (s)

In a realm which exists right next to reality but no ordinary people can see, there is the "Magician’s Academy" – the school for today's wizards and witches who live between the realms, hiding their true identities while they are among us. Takuto Hasegawa looks like a high school boy who embodies the word "ordinary" in every sense, but he is actually a wizard in the making who secretly attends the Academy. At his makeup exam in "Summoning Skills II," he happens to summon Tanarot, a beautiful girl with a beast's ears! She has "a Magic Power Value that measures over 100,000," and "a Deification Value measuring 5,000," though her "Attribute is unknown." The Academy orders Takuto to live with Tanarot, but his cousin Suzuho who is in love with him moves into his house. In addition, Falce, the female incarnation of the "magic machine wand" joins them, creating an absolutely chaotic "harem" around him! Also joining in the mayhem are Takuto's upper-classmate Eitaro, who uses his atrocious magic power and indulges in sinfully geeky hobbies; the dog-eared maid Eneusu; the tiger-eared shrine maiden Miyabi; and the devilish "bondage beauty" Synclavia – turning Takuto's life upside down and eventually leading him into an adventure that involves the entire magic world. What will his fate be???

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Majikoi Oh! Samurai Girls! (s)

In Kawakami City, having a samurai ancestor and enormous fighting spirit isn a huge part of how you end up being ranked on the social totem pole. That, in turn, rolls over into the school curriculum. Fortunately, thats something the local kids like Yamato Naoe have learned to deal with by forming into small bands. However, while the delicate sexual balance of Yamatos group seemed fine when there were three girls and four boys, the sudden addition of two MORE girls starts to send everything spinning out of control!

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Maken-ki! Battling Venus (s)

Takeru is a new student at the Tenbi Academy, a school where Elemental magic and powerful weapons called "Makens" are used in student duels. Studying will be difficult: his roommates are three beautiful girls who alternately love him and want him dead.

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MÄR (s)

An ordinary middle school boy with an overactive imagination, Ginta Toramizu dreams about fairy tales and make-believe lands. One day at school, a gate appears and he enters the World of MÄR, the world he has always dreamed of.

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Mardock Scramble: The First Compression (s)

Murdered and reborn, the female cyborg named Balot exists for only one reason – to track down the man who killed her and bring him to justice. The future will be painted blood red as vengeance hit the streets in Mardock Scramble!

Maria Holic Alive (s)

Kanako Miyamae is scared of boys and breaks out in hives if a boy touches her. During her second year of high school, she enrolls in an all-girls school hoping to find a romantic partner. However, her ideal candidate, Mariya Shid, turns out to be a sadistic cross-dressing boy.

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Mashiroiro Symphony (s)

Watch it boys: if you're trying to get in, these girls will make sure you stay out! Poor Shingo. His coed school, Kagamidai, begins the process of merging with Yuihime, an all girls private academy. Not only that, but Shingo's also been picked to be part of a group of test males who will be transferred into a Yuihime classroom. Suddenly, he is surrounded by the enemy, no ammo in sight, and with literally no man power to back him up. How will Shingo survive this death trap of feisty females? Will he learn to coexist, or will he just get his eyes scratched out?

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Medaka Box (s)

A suggestion box: if you have a problem at school and want someone to help, you add it in the box. Student Council President Medaka Kurokami is about to learn that in her school, things don't go that smoothly. A new entry into the box reveals an unbelievable secret, one that threatens to engulf Medaka and Hakoniwa Academy.

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Medaka Box Season 2 (s)

The gorgeous, peerless student council president, Medaka Kurokami, solves everyone's problems! Medaka Kurokami, who has just become Sandbox Academy's 98th student council president, sets up a suggestion box as promised in her election campaign. "Your dreams belong to you. Go after them and make them come true yourself. Your worries, however, belong to me. Send them all my way!!" As Medaka solves her fellow students' problems along with her friend since childhood, Zenkichi Hitoyoshi, her suggestion box, nicknamed the Medaka Box, earns great popularity among the students.

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Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, The (s)

Not long after the entrance of the school, Suzumiya Haruhi introduced herself in a strange way. “I’m not interested in ordinary people. If you came from outer space, or from the future, or you have a supernatural power, come to my place” The classmates wondered whether she was serious or just kidding, but as our protagonist Kyon finds out, there was way more to this girl than anyone could ever imagine. *Note: The episodes are numbered according to when they broadcasted. For the Chronological order, please refer to the link below. Enjoy! Episode Order - Broadcast vs Chronological

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Mezzo DSA (d)

Her name is Mikura, and she's all about service with a smile. So what if that service is cracking skulls and the smile happens to be on the other end of a loaded gun? Get ready for this chic with a killer body and vicious skills to wreak havoc and mayhem all in the name of the Danger Service Agency!

Mirage of Blaze (d)

Takaya Ohgi is just a typical high school guy who wants nothing more than to protect his best friend and live a normal life. Enter Nobutsuna Naoe, an older man who informs Takaya that he is in fact the reincarnation of Lord Kagetora. Naoe, himself a possessor, awakens Takaya's abilities to exorcise evil spirits and fight the Fuedal Underworld. While most possessors remember their former lives before being reincarnated, Takaya does not. Naoe is thankful for this, considering his passionate and abusive past with his Lord Kagetora. As Takaya improves his abilities , he also begins to remember what Naoe did because of his love for him. Meanwhile the dark forces of the Hojo and Fuma clans begin their attack as the Fuedal Underworld descends upon the living world.

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Mitsudomoe (s)

The three Marui sisters, Mitsuba, Futaba, and Hitoha are not your typical Japanese students. Satoshi Yabe who's a newly hired teacher will have to learn to deal with these three girls as they terroize him or it will end up getting the best of him. Will he survive the Marui triplets?

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Mitsudomoe 2 (s)

The three Marui sisters, Mitsuba, Futaba, and Hitoha are not your typical Japanese students. Satoshi Yabe who's a newly hired teacher will have to learn to deal with these three girls as they terroize him or it will end up getting the best of him. Will he survive the Marui triplets?

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Mizu no Kotoba

A certain café. Seven men and women, drawn together by chance. Their conversations interweave to create a mysterious interval of time. A world protected by Kotonoha, a space where fluid words have a life of their own. Go ahead, take a look. Don't miss other works by director Yasuhiro YOSHIURA here on Crunchyroll! The "Time of Eve" group features video and text interviews with Yasuhiro Yoshiura!

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Mobile Suit Gundam (d)

U.C. 0079. The rebel space colonies of the Principality of Zeon launch a war of independence against the Earth Federation, using humanoid fighting vehicles called mobile suits to overwhelm the Federation Forces and conquer half of Earth's surface. Months later, the Federation has finally developed its own prototype mobile suits at a remote space colony. But when the colony suffers a Zeon surprise attack, these new weapons fall into the hands of a motley crew of civilians and cadets, and fate places a youth named Amuro Ray at the controls of the white mobile suit Gundam...

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Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (s)

U.C. 0087. Seven years after the end of the One Year War, the people of the space colonies continue to demand freedom and justice from the corrupt Earth Federation - demands that the Federation's elite Titans taskforce suppresses with cruel violence. Now a rebel force called the AEUG is about to strike back against the tyranny of the Titans. When the AEUG launches an attack on the Titan headquarters, the political conflict escalates into a civil war. And a young civilian named Kamille Bidan, swept up in the conflict, becomes the Gundam pilot of this new era...

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Moeyo Ken TV (d)

Yuuko, Toshie, and Kaoru are descendants of the Mobile Shinsengumi team. Carrying on the work of their samurai fathers is their legacy, and defending their people against outlawed and unlicensed beasts is their path to honor.

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Mongolian Chop Squad (d)

Koyuki knows there’s gotta be more to life than school and striking out with girls. He discovers how right he is after meeting Ryusuke, a local guitar hero with a shady reputation. The two misfits start a band – Beck – and their only goal is to save rock n’ roll. It’s gonna take more than hard work; it will take obsession. But if the guys can stay true to their vision, the whole world awaits.

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Mongolian Chop Squad (s)

Koyuki knows there’s gotta be more to life than school and striking out with girls. He discovers how right he is after meeting Ryusuke, a local guitar hero with a shady reputation. The two misfits start a band – Beck – and their only goal is to save rock n’ roll. It’s gonna take more than hard work; it will take obsession. But if the guys can stay true to their vision, the whole world awaits.

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Monster Rancher (d, US edit)

In the popular Monster Rancher competition, a young boy named Genki wins the final and becomes the champion.One day after school, Genki finds a Monster Rancher 200X CD-ROM delivered to his home. It is the grand prize he has won in the Monster Rancher competition. Genki begins to play the new game and at the very moment he tries to generate a monster, he finds himself transported into the Monster Rancher world. In the Monster Rancher world, a girl named Holly and an eye-ball shaped monster Suezo are in the midst of escaping from the evil monsters that are pursuing them. All of a sudden, Genki appears in front of Holly and Suezo. Not sure what happened, Genki, Holly and Suezo, escape together from the grasp of these evil monsters. Soon Genki realizes that he is in the Monster Rancher world. He is thrilled and excited. On the other hand, Holly is sad as she has learned that the unidentified monster named Moo has conquered the world and is plotting to turn all monsters into evil monsters. Only the Phoenix, which is sleeping in a special Disc, can bring them back to good. Holly, determined to find this Phoenix, sets out on a mission in search of the Disc. Then, Holly discovers that Genki has a Monster Rancher CD-ROM in his possession and becomes very excited. This could very well be the Disc of the Phoenix! They arrive at the altar of the shrine where the monsters are generated. They set down the CD-ROM and watch with amazement the birth of... a cute monster name Mocchi. Much to their dismay, the evil monster troops capture Genki, Holly and Suezo. . But when they attempt to catch Mocchi, he cries out so loud ? that all the monsters scatter.Genki quickly uses his roller blades to rescue Holly, Suezo and Mocchi.Their exciting and adventurous journey in search of the Phoenix Disc has begun!

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Moonphase (d)

While Kouhei ranks among the best in paranormal photography, he’s never actually seen a ghost! So when he fails to capture a hauntingly beautiful young girl on camera, he knows there must be an explanation. Driven by curiosity, his spiritual insensitivity proves a curse indeed as the young photographer crosses barriers best left alone, stumbling into the arms of a haughty vampire and a world he cannot comprehend. The young vampire Hazuki, having waited years for someone to finally set her free, proves unwilling to part with her unwitting hero and follows him home, promptly adopting his life as her own. And as the adolescent vampire wreaks her own flavor of havoc, mysterious forces conspire to reclaim what was lost. Some riddles are best left unsolved...

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Moonphase (s)

While Kouhei ranks among the best in paranormal photography, he’s never actually seen a ghost! So when he fails to capture a hauntingly beautiful young girl on camera, he knows there must be an explanation. Driven by curiosity, his spiritual insensitivity proves a curse indeed as the young photographer crosses barriers best left alone, stumbling into the arms of a haughty vampire and a world he cannot comprehend. The young vampire Hazuki, having waited years for someone to finally set her free, proves unwilling to part with her unwitting hero and follows him home, promptly adopting his life as her own. And as the adolescent vampire wreaks her own flavor of havoc, mysterious forces conspire to reclaim what was lost. Some riddles are best left unsolved...

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Moribito (s)

She carries the pain of eight souls. He carries the burden of one sacred spirit. At a time when the balance of nature still held the civilizations of mankind in thrall, a single drought could spell the end of a society and doom its inhabitants to piteous deaths. Prince Chagum has been imbued with the power to stave off the drought and bring new life to his empire. However, this is a suspicious time, and he is accused of possession by an evil spirit. Court advisors only see one solution. Chagum must be put to death by his own father's hand. His salvation is in the form of Balsa, a spear woman and mercenary from Kanbal, the kingdom across the mountains. Her skills are legendary, and although reluctant, she is held by a mysterious vow to save eight souls before she dies. Can she fend off an entire empire and make Chagum her eighth soul?

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Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (d)

Balsa, spearwoman and bodyguard, is a wandering warrior who has vowed to atone for eight deaths in her past by saving an equivalent number of lives. On her journey, she saves Prince Chagum, and is tasked with becoming his bodyguard. His own father, the emperor, has ordered his assassination. The two begin a perilous journey to ensure the survival of the prince. Balsa's complicated past begins to come to light and they uncover Chagum's mysterious connection to a legendary water spirit with the power to destroy the kingdom. At a time when nature still holds the civilizations of mankind in thrall, a single drought can spell the end of a society and doom its inhabitants to piteous deaths. Chagum has the power to stave off drought and bring new life to his empire. However, he is accused of being possessed by an evil spirit, and must be put to death by his own father's hand. Chagum's salvation rests with Balsa. Her skills are legendary but she can she fend off an entire empire and make Chagum her eighth soul?

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Moritasan wa Mukuchi (s)

A short original video animation (OVA) directed by Naotaka Hayashi and produced by Studio Gram was bundled as a DVD with the limited edition of the third manga volume sold on February 26, 2011. Another OVA DVD, produced by the same staff as the previous OVA, was released separately on March 25, 2011. A TV anime series, with the same staff as the OVAs, began airing in Japan in July 2011. The second OVA features two pieces of theme music: one opening theme and one ending theme. The opening theme is "Morita-san wa Mukuchi" (森田さんは無口?) sung by Kana Hanazawa and Haruka Tomatsu, and the ending theme is "Tōmawarishite Kaero!" (遠回りして帰ろ!?) sung by Yoshino Nanjō and Saori Hayami. A single containing the theme songs was released on March 25, 2011.

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Mouse (s)

マウス For centuries, there was a family of thieves stealing money and priceless property. In the latest version, a college student is surrounded by three attractive assistants, who help him pull of heists of art museums and landmark towers. The thieves had the power to steal entire buildings and take structures out to sea but never get caught.

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Moyashimon (Season 1) (s)

MOYASHIMON RETURNS picks up where the last season left off as our protagonist Tadayasu Sawaki, a first-year college student at an agricultural university, continues to have the unique ability to see and communicate with micro-organisms and bacteria. Still alongside good friend Kei Yuuki, whose family runs a sake brewery, he devolves an even deeper understanding of bacteria world with his special ability!

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Moyashimon Returns (Season 2) (s)

MOYASHIMON RETURNS picks up where the last season left off as our protagonist Tadayasu Sawaki, a first-year college student at an agricultural university, continues to have the unique ability to see and communicate with micro-organisms and bacteria. Still alongside good friend Kei Yuuki, whose family runs a sake brewery, he devolves an even deeper understanding of bacteria world with his special ability!

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Murder Princess (d)

In the kingdom of Forland – the stronghold of an ancient and powerful magic – a bloody coup led by Dr. Akamashi and his supernatural cyborg minions pushes the royal family to the brink of extinction. Forced to flee in the hopes of preserving her noble bloodline, Princess Alita crosses paths with the infamous bounty hunter Falis – a collision of souls that will alter the course of their lives forever.

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Murder Princess (s)

In the kingdom of Forland – the stronghold of an ancient and powerful magic – a bloody coup led by Dr. Akamashi and his supernatural cyborg minions pushes the royal family to the brink of extinction. Forced to flee in the hopes of preserving her noble bloodline, Princess Alita crosses paths with the infamous bounty hunter Falis – a collision of souls that will alter the course of their lives forever.

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Mushi-shi (d)

There’s no effective way to describe the mushi – They simply are. They simply have been since life first began. As with many other things, man has forgotten how to see. And just as it’s difficult to describe the feel or texture of an object to someone who’s never held it in his own hands, to one who’s never seen the mushi... Between this world and the next, there is a point where it becomes impossible to distinguish between plant and animal, between life and death. It is a place man was never meant to tread... This is where you will find the mushi. Neither good nor evil, they are life in its purest form. An unseen river reshaping the path of man, through their very presence we are changed. Vulgar and strange, they have inspired fear in humans since the dawn of time and have, over the ages, come to be known as "mushi."

Mushi-Uta (s)

Teenagers who live with “dreams” in their hearts. When their dreams become so big and powerful that they cannot suppress them anymore, the “bugs” (supernatural beings that look like bugs) appear out of nowhere and eat their dreams. The bugs deprive teenagers of their dreams, but give them unwanted superhuman power. The bugs are parasites to humans and their hosts are called the “Mushi-Tsuki.” Though the Mushi-Tsuki’s existence is officially denied, everybody knows the term and the Mushi-Tsuki are discriminated against and feared by the public. The near future, a futuristic Japan. It is now ten years after the “bugs” first appeared. “Special Environment Preservation Office” or “SEP” is an entity attached to a governmental organization. The government’s official announcement declares its mission is to find and catch the Mushi-Tsuki, and render them “non-existent.” “Cuckoo” is SEP’s best agent, and the strongest Mushi-Tsuki. He is possessed by a green “cuckoo bug.” He can draw the bug’s power into himself and his guns, increasing both his physical abilities and those of his weapons. One day, Cuckoo is assigned to catch a girl, Shiika Anmoto. She ran away from a secret facility where the Mushi-Tsuki are locked away. Daisuke Kusuriya, who looks completely ordinary, is a freshman at Oka Higashi High School. He meets Shiika Anmoto on his way to school and they are strongly attracted to one another. Meanwhile, Cuckoo tries to corner Shiika Anmoto, but members of the “Mushi-Banê ” appear. Mushi-Banê is the resistance organization against SEP, led by Ladybird. The sacred night’s battle, which are bursting with the poignant and passionate emotions of the dreamers.has just began.

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My Bride Is A Mermaid (d)

Nagasumi’s in hot water after a cute mermaid, Sun, saves him from drowning. Her dad – a merman Yakuza – executes anyone who learns his family’s scaly secret! Luckily, there’s a catch: if Nagasumi marries Sun, he won’t have to sleep with the fishes!

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My Bride Is A Mermaid (s)

Nagasumi’s in hot water after a cute mermaid, Sun, saves him from drowning. Her dad – a merman Yakuza – executes anyone who learns his family’s scaly secret! Luckily, there’s a catch: if Nagasumi marries Sun, he won’t have to sleep with the fishes!

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My Little Monster (s)

Impassive girl meets trouble maker in a brand new love story! After Mizutani Shizuku, a girl whose sole interest is studying, is asked to deliver some handouts to Yoshida Haru, a boy who hasn't come to school after spilling blood on the first day, she finds herself the target of his affection. This is a story about a boy and a girl who struggle with love and friendship. Opening yourself up to other people forces you to be honest with yourself.

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Myself; Yourself (s)

Sana Hikada returns to his hometown after 5 years away living in Tokyo. Although there are some changes to the town, most has remained the same. He notices a girl in a shrine maiden outfit, Nanaka Yatsushiro, who is a old childhood friend whom he gave a bracelet to before he left which she still wears to this day.

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Mysterious Girlfriend X (s)

Mikoto Urabe is...an odd one. A fresh transfer student into Akira Tsubaki's class, she is an anti-social loafer that carries scissors and breaks out in insane fits of laughter! An innocent kiss throws Tsubaki for a loop, when he discovers that he has become curiously enamored (or addicted) to Urabe, and she knows JUST what to do with him.

This brain-meltingly stupid kids' show has been a punchline on This Week in Anime since it started, but was there secretly a method to Heybot's madness in the end?― It's been a go-to punchline on This Week in Anime since the column began, but now that Heybot! has ended, just what the hey was this series anyway, and why was it so incredibly weird? This week in anime, Micchy and Steve put this bizarre...

Several changes have been made to this fighting game's new installment, but not all of them are for the better. Dustin Bailey gets into it.― The new story mode in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite has all the characters trapped in a pair of worlds awkwardly smashed together out of pieces from their respective universes. Marvel's AIM laboratories host not only MODOK, but also the BOWs of Resident Evil, smu...

Want to get into the hit whodunnit game series but don't know where to start? Heidi Kemps' (spoiler-free) overview of all the franchise's biggest titles has you covered.― Where to start with this murderous series? Don't despair -- our guide will help! Danganronpa is something you've probably heard of if you follow anime or video games. What began as an under-the-radar visual novel series has blossom...

To call the end of Danganronpa "shocking" would be an understatement! Jacob Chapman takes on the controversial final chapter in this SPOILER-FREE review.― Prior to the release of this (second?) conclusion to the main Danganronpa trilogy, series creator Kazutaka Kodaka was emphatic in several interviews that this "new semester" would be completely open to newcomers. While it would bring closure to th...

Why is something as risqué as S&M such an easy go-to for comedy even in family-friendly anime? Justin Sevakis has the answers.― Brandi asked: what is up with anime and the S&M fetish? I'm not talking about hentai. It mostly comes out in the form of one of the men on the show turning out to be some kind of over the top masochist. I've seen this joke over an over again. Most recently in D-Frag! and i...

Gabriella Ekens revisits the classic shojo romcom on blu-ray, and Paul Jensen breaks down this week's huge heap of new releases!― We've got a pretty wide variety of new releases this week, which means we also have a whole lot of options to explore. Let's jump right into it! Welcome to Shelf Life. Jump to this week's review: Fruits Basket On Shelves This Week Crusher Joe - OVA Collection DVD Discote...

This adaptation of the award-winning manga about karuta is finally available to own in a fancy special edition box! Bamboo Dong explores just what makes this series so special.― On paper, Chihayafuru would probably be considered a sports anime. The characters spend most of their time training for, talking about, and playing sports. And most of the action and tension revolve around the outcome of spo...

Ohba and Obata's newest manga thriller expands its cast and slips into a comfortable rhythm for its second volume. Nick Creamer dives in.― Platinum End's first volume established a cheekily cynical platform for a thriller. Opening with our suicidal hero Mirai, it proposed a scenario where twelve human candidates for godhood would have to fight it out, each of them blessed with some mix of angelic po...

When a manga's art is too complex to animate or a series has been on the air for a long time, artistic changes are bound to arise. Here are seven of the most striking shifts in a character's style.― The transition from manga to anime isn't always a seamless process. Projects hire character designers to reinterpret static artwork into something that can be animated in a manageable way. This can mean...

This isekai adventure takes a turn for the slimy as its protagonist enters a fantasy world in perhaps the worst form possible. Theron Martin has the details.― Isekai stories are pervasive in the Japanese light novel market these days, and stories where the world-jumping involves reincarnation with mind and memories intact are swiftly becoming more popular. We've already seen some odd twists on that ...